Book ID: 78415
Nagar, Shantilal
Botanical and Medicinal Plants (As depicted in ancient texts, art and archaeology from dawn of civilization to the modern age). 2 volumes. 2000. illustr. 488 p. Hardcover.
Contents (partly): Volume 1: Preface/ Literary evidences/ Trees andplants kingdom in Buddhism/ Trees and plants in Jainism/ Plastic art/Industrial art/ Forest and gardens/ Damsel and tree motif/ Medicinalplants/ Divine trees and plants/ The Lotus/ Agriculture, pastures,mountains and irrigation in vedic age/ Implements of vedic age andtheir usages/ Deities connected with forest and vegetation/ The fruittrees/ The flowers/ Poisonous trees and plants.// Volume 2: Illus-trations (b/w and coloured plates and figures).